Immigration Attorney Learns of New Model for EB-5 Investor Visas

EB-5 Investor Visas are granted to those who invest $1 million or $500,000 in an existing commercial enterprise and create 10 new US jobs.  The difference in the investment amount depends on whether the enterprise is located in an area of high unemployment.  For a full blog post on the requirements please see our previous blog post on EB-5 Investor Visas.

For a while after these visas were created immigrant investors had to find an existing commercial enterprise themselves.  Then the government permitted regional centers.  Regional centers pool investments and manage the money as well as the creation of jobs.  Different regional centers operate in different ways.  Some concentrate on maximum returns to the investor, others on exit strategy.

New EB-5 Investor Visa Model – E3IG Logo

Now there is a new model.  E3 Investment Group of New York have developed a 3rd way to manage EB-5 investments.  Their press release explaining the program is copied below:

E3 Investment Group has achieved a critical milestone by securing its first investor in its innovative Scalable-Direct(TM) EB-5 program business model.

NEW YORK, N.Y., July 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – E3 Investment Group, headquartered in New York, announced today that it signed its first investor in its Scalable-Direct(TM) EB-5 investment business model. The Scalable-Direct(TM) model may be the first of its kind to allow foreign nationals who invest their capital as part of the United States government’s EB-5 immigrant investor visa program to receive the benefits of an enterprise class organization, while each remaining independent from all other investors by being the only investor in its entity. This is designed to allow the investor to receive permanent residency in the United States, while using their capital to create jobs in high unemployment areas for US citizens and permanent residents.

According to Matt Gordon, Managing Director of E3 Investment Group, “The Scalable-Direct(TM) business model is simple. Each investor invests the required $500,000 in its own entity. The money buys the operating assets and hires ten or more employees. That satisfies the U.S. Government EB-5 program requirements. We manage all the entities together to provide economies of scale and high quality management to reduce the risk. Unlike other models, different investors’ assets and employment creation are never mixed.”

“Now that we have completed this critical milestone, we look forward to continuing to build out our program and help many of the world’s best, brightest and most entrepreneurial citizens accomplish their goal of helping build America and living the American dream.”

About E3 Investment Group

E3 Investment Group is a 21st century private equity firm that with three mandates, the three E’s: Employment – to create well paying, long term jobs; the Environment — to conduct our operations so that we minimize our impact in the industries in which we focus; and Earnings – so we can ultimately repay our investors, do well for ourselves and do good for the communities in which we operate.

For a short video on how Scalable-Direct(TM) works, see http://www.e3ig.com/scalable-direct

See the following link for a comparison between Scalable-Direct(TM) and the typical EB-5 Investment structures: http://e3ig.com/direct-vs-regional-center-based-investments

This article was originally distributed on PRWeb.  For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10984485.htm

CONTACT:
E3 Investment Group
Matthew Gordon
matt.gordon@e3ig.com
+1 2127927973

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Written by Chris Jaensch

Attorney P. Christopher Jaensch received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1992 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1995 from the University of Florida. While at UF, he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Florida Blue Key, the oldest and most prestigious leadership honorary in the state of Florida.

Mr. Jaensch is a member of the Florida Bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Sarasota Bar Association. He has served as President of the Sarasota-Manatee International Trade Club and served as Regional Vice Chair, Tampa Bay, for the Central Florida Chapter of AILA. He was a member of City of Sarasota Charter Review Committee and has been active in several local organizations, including the influential Laurel Park Neighborhood Association in downtown Sarasota.

Mr. Jaensch has over 18 years of experience in the field of immigration and nationality law and focuses his practice on four primary categories (a) investors and entrepreneurs, (b) business executives, managers and professionals, (c) amateur and professional athletes and coaches and (d) performing artists and immigrants with extraordinary ability.